British Heavyweight David Price relegated deep into the undercard in a
four-round fight against late stand-in Istvan Ruszinski in Stuttgart

Heavyweight David Price's first fight back in five months - after replacing his trainer moving to a new promoter and employing a 'mind coach' - was successful but was barely stepping back into the water after being relegated deep into the undercard in a four-round fight against late stand-in Istvan Ruszinski in Stuttgart.

Liverpudlian Price was set to fight a decent opponent in Konstantin Airich but the Kazakh failed a late medical, with the promoters filling in with Ruszinski, the Hungarian having been signed to fight Swede Otto Wallin in a four-rounder on the undercard.

Thirty-year-old former Olympic bronze medallist Price suffered successive stoppage defeats to American veteran Tony Thompson last year, and this comeback against Ruszinski told us nothing of Price's progress.

The flabby Hungarian was dropped in the two minute mark of the opening round from a short right hook, and it was waved off by the referee. Price is expected to be in action again in less than two months.